New York's 17th congressional district is a congressional district for the

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located in Southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County and portions of central and northwestern

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, including the village of

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, the city of White Plains, and the Tappan Zee Bridge. It is represented by Democrat

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. Jones was first elected in

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to succeed the retiring Representative

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. In the aftermath of the 2020 redistricting cycle, 18th district incumbent

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announced his intention to run in the new 17th district instead of his existing seat; Jones subsequently opted to run in the 10th district in order to avoid a primary fight. However, Maloney lost to

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Mike Lawler in the general election; Lawler subsequently became the first of his party to win this seat since

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. Lawler's victory gained significant attention due to Maloney's position as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Maloney became the first chairman in over 40 years to lose reelection. The district has a significant

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population, including very conservative Hasidic communities in Rockland and Orange Counties.

Voting

History

2023–future: :All of Putnam, Rockland :Parts of Dutchess, Westchester New York District 17 109th US Congress

2013–2023
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:All of Rockland :Part of Westchester 2003–2013: :Parts of

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, Rockland, Westchester. 1993–2003: :Parts of

, Westchester. 1983–1993: :Parts of

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. 1973–1983: :All of Staten Island. :Parts of

. 1913–1973: :Parts of

. 1843–1853: : Montgomery Various New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the

, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale,

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, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx; the city of

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and parts of

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in Westchester; and Monsey, Nanuet,

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, Orangetown, Sparkill, Spring Valley,

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, and Suffern in Rockland County.

List of members representing the district

The District was historically the East Side Manhattan district (known as the "silk stocking district" for the wealth of its constituents). In the 1970s it was a Staten Island seat. It became the west side Manhattan seat in the 1980s. It became a Bronx-based seat in the 1992 remap and was shifted north into Rockland county in 2002 to absorb terrain from the deconstruction of the old 20th District. Previously the 19th District covered much of the Bronx portion of the seat in the 1980s; while in the 1970s the 23rd District covered most of the Bronx area.

1803–1833: One seat

1833–1843: Two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Seat A

Seat B

1843–present: One seat

Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data
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